Geliştirilmiş NiZn Batarya Performansı için Ni-tabanlı Elektrotların Üretimi ve Karakterizasyonu

Öz

Bu çalışmada, nikel-çinko (NiZn) bataryasında nikel elektrot olarak kullanılmak üzere aktif malzeme olan nikel hidroksit (Ni(OH)2) tozlarını sentezlemek için hidrotermal yöntem kullanılmıştır. Hazırlanan Ni elektrotlardaki katot malzemesini karakterize etmek için X-ışını kırınımı (XRD), taramalı elektron mikroskobu (SEM), zeta potansiyeli, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) ve elektrokimyasal performans testleri kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, kristal yapıya sahip β-fazlı nano boyutta küresel Ni(OH)2 partiküllerin sentezlendiğini göstermiştir. Elektrokimyasal test sonuçları ise Ni elektrodun yarı hücrede kararlı bir çevrim döngüsüne sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Elektrokimyasal performans sonuçlarına göre, sentez sıcaklığı 70oC olan ve sentez sonrası 3 saat boyunca bekletildikten sonra elde edilen Ni(OH)2 tozları ile hazırlanan Ni elektrot (Ni_pH12_3h_70oC) en iyi performans gösteren metal hidroksit olmuştur. Nikel elektrotlar birbiriyle karşılaştırıldığında, NiCoZn elektrot yüksek OER (oksijen evrim reaksiyonu) ve ORR (oksijen indirgeme reaksiyonu) aktiviteleri sergilemiştir, çünkü kobalt ve çinko oksitlerin nikel ile kombinasyonu mükemmel elektrolit erişim kabiliyeti ve aktif malzeme boyunca etkili iyon transferi sağlamaktadır. NiZn batarya içerisinde kullanılan NiCoZn elektrotu 10 mA cm-2 akım yoğunluğunda 192,7 mAh gaktif-1 değere ulaşarak yüksek bir kapasite ve kararlı bir çevrim döngüsü (10 mA cm-2'de 70 çevrim döngüsü sonucunda) sergilemiştir. NiCoZn elektrodu Ni, Co ve Zn arasındaki mükemmel etkileşmi ile, yüksek başlangıç potansiyeli ve akım yoğunluğu sergilemiş; bu da NiCoZn elektrotun NiZn bataryalardaki Ni-tabanlı elektrotlar için yüksek performanslı bir konfigürasyon olarak umut verici bir aday olduğunu göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• nikel hidroksit sentezi
• nikel elektrot
• NiZn batarya
• batarya performansı,

Fabrication and characterization of Ni-based electrodes for improved NiZn battery performance

Abstract

In this study, a hydrothermal method was used to synthesize nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) powders, which are active materials for use in nickel (Ni) electrodes located in nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), zeta potential, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and electrochemical characterization were used to characterize the cathode material in the prepared Ni electrodes. These results showed a β-phase Ni(OH)2 nanosphere with a well-crystalline structure. The electrochemical test results indicated the Ni electrode has a stable cyclic cycle in the half-cell. Based on the electrochemical performance results, the Ni electrode with Ni(OH)2, which was synthesized at 70oC for 3h of aging time (Ni_pH 12_3h_70oC), was the best-performing metal oxide. Compared with nickel electrodes, the NiCoZn electrode exhibited high OER (oxygen evolution reaction) and ORR (oxygen reduction reaction) activities because the combination of cobalt and zinc oxides with nickel provides excellent electrolyte access capability and promotes effective ion transfer through the active material. The NiZn battery with NiCoZn electrode showed a high capacity of 192.7 mAh gactive−1 at 10 mA cm−2 and cycling durability (after cycling at 10 mA cm−2 for 70 cycles). Benefiting from the excellent interaction between Ni, Co, and Zn, NiCoZn exhibited high onset potential and current density, suggesting that the NiCoZn electrode is a promising candidate as a high-performance configuration for Ni-based electrodes in NiZn batteries.

Keywords

• Nickel hydroxide synthesis
• Nickel electrode
• NiZn batteries
• Battery performance

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